THE long-awaited rebuild of the dilapidated Wallingford youth centre has finally been approved.

The centre in Clapcot Way, with specialist child care centre, faces one final hurdle before work can start.

Oxfordshire County Council planners will confirm this week whether the design meets conditions ensuring it will not block light from a neighbouring house.

The current building (above, with youth leader Paul Alcorn) dates from the Second World War, and civic leaders have campaigned for a new centre for three years.